Utilities Class
Contains utility methods used by MSBuild. This class cannot be inherited.
MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Inheritance Hierarchy
System.Object
Microsoft.Build.BuildEngine.Utilities
Namespace: Microsoft.Build.BuildEngine
Assembly: Microsoft.Build.Engine (in Microsoft.Build.Engine.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public NotInheritable Class Utilities
public static class Utilities
public ref class Utilities abstract sealed
[<AbstractClass>]
[<Sealed>]
type Utilities = class end
public final class Utilities
The Utilities type exposes the following members.
Methods
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Escape | Converts the specified string into a syntax that allows the MSBuild engine to interpret the character literally.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0. |
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Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.